Field & Stream Lodge Co., backed by Starwood Capital Group and AJ Capital Partners, will convert former Shilo Inn and Holiday Inn Resort properties in Bend and Big Bear into adventure-focused lodges opening in 2028.
An opinion piece exploring how hotels can integrate Blue, Green, and Happy design concepts with the 95:5 rule and the three-places framework to address evolving guest wellbeing expectations.
Landingplace Hotels launched Borderless Hotel Alliance, a platform giving independent hotels access to tech, distribution, and loyalty resources without requiring a brand change, signing a Virginia Beach property as its first member.
Explora Journeys signed a Letter of Intent with Dutch shipbuilder Den Breejen Shipyard to build its first luxury river ships, with sales planned to open in 2027.
AI assistants like ChatGPT now retain guest preferences across trips, reducing hotels to a set of conditions rather than named properties, reshaping how future bookings are influenced.
KKR has sold 16 Four Points Flex by Sheraton hotels across 11 Japanese cities to an unnamed global institutional investor, following a renovation and repositioning program launched after its 2024 acquisition from Unizo Holdings.
Thursday brought Accor launching ALL Concierge across 1M+ pilot conversations in 11 languages on five platforms including WhatsApp, a four-party study finding 54% of travelers use AI for trip planning while only 22% of DMOs offer AI capabilities, and a World Panel viewpoint on middle management as hospitality's most underdeveloped leadership layer. A 7% PMS API score for most vendors, Lighthouse on generic AI versus purpose-built hotel platforms, and a ten-property day from SIRO Miami to Chania rounded out the session.
MGM Resorts' Board reaffirms its standalone strategy after People Incorporated withdrew its acquisition proposal, citing Las Vegas leadership, regional properties, BetMGM, and MGM Osaka as key value drivers.
Newport Hospitality Group and owner Roch Capital are renovating all areas of the Hilton Garden Inn Frederick, with completion expected in early spring 2027, drawing design inspiration from the region's history, agriculture, and winery culture.
Supercity Aparthotels MD Philip Houghton shares how a six-month PMS selection process, including input from institutional lenders, led to a migration that unlocked faster adoption of new technology partners.
Opinion piece examining the strategic, commercial, and contractual tensions luxury resorts face when opening pools or F&B venues to non-resident guests, including operator selection and fee structures.
Conrad Hotels expands its 1/3/5 program globally, offering concierge-curated one-, three-, and five-hour cultural experiences across properties on five continents.
A revenue management lecturer argues that hotels over-index on algorithmic pricing while ignoring behavioural economics principles like loss aversion, anchoring, and choice overload that drive actual guest booking decisions.
IRIS UX designer Jobie Yip outlines six UI design principles for hotel digital menus and guest directories to reduce friction, improve discoverability, and increase guest spend.
Lighthouse argues that generic AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT lack the live commercial data, revenue management logic, and autonomous routines needed for hotel commercial strategy, positioning its Ernest platform as the purpose-built alternative.
Canada's hotels posted August 2026 RevPAR of CAD216.31, up 6.9% year-over-year, with Toronto and Montreal leading major markets on the back of major events.
Only 7% of 343 audited hotel PMS vendors publish fully self-serve API documentation, with composite scores ranging from 80.0 (Mews) to 26.3 (Oracle OPERA 5) across 18 scored profiles.
CBRE reports Asia Pacific hotel investment hit $8B in H1 2026, up 21% YoY, led by Japan, Mainland China, and Korea, with ADRs at historic highs and new supply growth near 1% annually.
Accor's AI concierge, trained on 1M+ pilot conversations, now covers 11 languages across 5 platforms including WhatsApp and iMessage, with a parallel AI tool for hotel staff also launching.
Jesús Parrilla, former CEO of Explora Hotels, launches Experiential Hospitality Group, a multi-brand company focused on remote and urban-edge destinations designed around guests' emotional state on arrival.